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Zilla Panchayat heads seek more power, place nine demands

Madikeri,Karnataka, Dec 25 (UNI) Presidents and Vice Presidents of Zilla Panchayats in Karnataka have sought Cabinet Minister status to them besides seeking freedom to raise taxes by Zilla Panchayats.

At a Conference of ZP heads held here yestserday, they also sought the legislators and the officials not to interfere in the functioning of Zilla panchayats. The Conference chaired by Kodagu ZP President Ashok wanted greater fund and work allocation to this district level local bodies.

Inaugurating the conference, Shantha Mallikarjuna Swamy of Arameri Kalancheri mutt regretted that the values and principles of politics were diminishing. Stating that people get vast opportunity to serve through politics, he called upon the elected representatives to become voice for the voice less and give strength to the feeble.

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Pre-marital HIV test for expats soon

Dubai, Dec 26 (UNI) Expatriates living in the UAE may soon have to undergo compulsory pre-nuptial medical tests before getting married. A top health official at the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in Abu Dhabi that the ministry has prepared a draft bill to make it compulsory for both nationals and expatriates to go through pre-nuptial tests. At present, it is mandatory only for nationals to undergo the tests for HIV/Aids, hepatitis B and sexually transmitted.....

JD (S) national council meeting has no importance: Sindhia

Bangalore, Dec 25 (UNI) Former minister and rebel Janata Dal(secular) leader P G R Sindhia today termed the National Executive Council meeting of the party convened by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda at New Delhi as 'fruitless' and assumed no importance. Talking to newspersons here, Mr Sindhia, appointed as the new National JD (S) General Secretary led by Lok Sabha member Surendra Mohan recently said since Mr Deve Gowda was suspended by.....

Circumcision could save money in AIDS-hit Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26 (Reuters) Male circumcision, which has been shown to decrease the chances of contracting HIV, could save billions of dollars in AIDS-hit Africa, a new study has shown. Circumcision has emerged as a new tool in the battle against AIDS following results in three African studies which showed it cuts the chances of HIV infection by as much as 60 per cent. Researchers who conducted one of the studies in Orange Farm outside of.....
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